Vacations are great...until they're over

I'm back from a fabulous vacation, and reluctantly easing back into the real world. I was on a bike tour of Thailand, and I was really amazed at how eco-friendly the small villages were. They are able to produce their own food (rice, fruit), and sell it too. And they used every piece of everything they had. The trash cans they have at the curbs are TINY. At one point I had a gum wrapper that I needed to throw away, so I asked a vendor if I could put it in their trashcan. The look I received could be best described as deer-in-the-headlights. Me handing her trash was actually going to be a huge burden on her. I quickly rescinded that request, and bowed and thanked her in Thai.

And riding 60-80 miles a day for 10 days was not so bad for my fitness level either! I'm definitely a better cyclist as a result.

Back to the grind, but I hope that everything I learned about Buddhism can filter into my life going forward.